Parsonage Farmhouse

Parsonage Farmhouse is a farmhouse that dates back to the 16th century or earlier, with the east wing being the oldest part. The hall range was rebuilt, and the west wing was likely constructed in the early 17th century. The interior was modernized in the early 18th century, which included rebuilding the internal chimney to create a through passage from the front door to a new staircase in the rear of the west wing. There is a 19th-century brick lean-to at the east end and rear extensions. The building features a timber frame with roughcast and steep old red tile roofs, along with a red brick slated lean-to at the east.

This large house, which is two stories high and has a cellar, is designed in an H-plan and faces south. The entrance leads into a through passage next to the west wing, and there are large external red brick chimneys on the outer side of each crosswing, with the west chimney featuring two diagonally set square shafts. The south front has a two-window wide center flanked by projecting gabled wings, each with one window on both floors. Small glazed gables above the upper windows add extra light. The windows are three-light flush casements, and there are continuous dripboards at floor level. The entrance is accessed through a lean-to porch.

Inside, the farmhouse has exposed framing and floors supported by axial beams. The older east wing has a partitioned narrower third bay at the rear, which now serves as a stair and kitchen. The crossbeams are deeply chamfered without stops and support the floor. The posts have swept jowls, and there are double-curved tension braces. An open truss between the other two bays features chamfered curved braces and a clasped-purlin roof with a collar. The wallplate has an edge-halved scarf joint with bridled butts. The roof of the hall range consists of two bays with a narrow chimney-and-entrance bay on the west side. There is a deep cambered chamfered tie-beam to the central truss, which is infilled above, and a side-purlin roof with straight wind-braces.

The early 18th-century staircase has a cut string, carved brackets at the tread-ends, and two turned balusters for each tread, along with turned newels and a moulded swept handrail. In the room to the east of the entrance, there is an early 18th-century corner cupboard featuring a dentilled cornice, fielded panels on the doors, and a fluted band at dado height. The interior also includes moulded dado and skirting, as well as several two-panel doors with case locks and HL hinges. The south end of the east lean-to contains a well, along with a cast iron trestle and winding gear.